The Greatest Remedy for Anger Is Delay
How One Tragic Confrontation Reminds Us That Walking Away Can Save a Life
A timeless lesson from Seneca on anger, self-control, emotional intelligence, and why your future is worth more than a moment of rage.
🚇 Carpe Diem: Choose Peace
A tragic altercation on an escalator at Boston's South Station ended with one man losing his life. Families were shattered in seconds. Investigators continue to piece together exactly what happened, but the outcome is painfully clear: no argument is worth a life.
Every year, countless tragedies begin with something small—a harsh word, a shove, a wounded ego—and end with irreversible consequences. Even when you're right, confrontation can carry risks you cannot see. The other person may be armed. They may be unpredictable. And even if you prevail physically, the emotional, legal, and financial consequences can last a lifetime.
More than two thousand years ago, the Stoic philosopher Seneca offered advice that remains remarkably practical today:
"The greatest remedy for anger is delay."
Sometimes the bravest decision is to walk away.
Your pride may take a momentary bruise.
Your life is worth infinitely more.
Carpe Diem—not the fight.
👤 About the Author
Frédéric Marsanne is the founder of FUNanc1al—part market analyst, part storyteller, part accidental comedian.
A longtime investor, entrepreneur, and venture-builder across technology, biotech, and fintech, he combines rigorous research with behavioral finance and a touch of humor to help readers laugh, learn, live better lives, and invest a little wiser.
When he isn't decoding insider purchases or poking fun at earnings calls, he's building Cl1Q, writing fiction, painting, or discovering new passions to FUNalize.
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